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absolutezero273c
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 Posted:4/20/2006 07:12 |
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Thought this was very interesting to those of us driving the PSD.
http://oregonstate.edu/dept/ncs/newsarch/2006/Feb06/microreactors.htm
| Quote: | | The microreactor developed at OSU eliminates the mixing, the standing time for separation and potentially the need for a dissolved catalyst. |
| Quote: | | [The microreactor]...through which vegetable oil and alcohol are pumped simultaneously. At such a small scale the chemical reaction ... converts the oil into biodiesel ... almost instant[ly]. |
| Quote: | | ..."By stacking many of these microreactors in parallel, a device the size of a small suitcase could produce enough biodiesel to power several farms, or produce hundreds of thousands of gallons per year,... |
2001 Excursion XLT 7.3L 2x4 145K
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CHPMustang
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• Plano, TX, USA |
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 Posted:4/20/2006 07:32 |
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Interesting article indeed! I'd like to see how this gentlemans vision on the reactor develops 
Thanks for sharing!
Bill
2002 Excursion XLT-P 4x4 7.3L Powerstroke Diesel
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shannoncaldwell
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• Spring, TX, USA |
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• Registered on 8/9/2005 |
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Posted:4/20/2006 21:54 |
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Thanks for sharing this info. Sounds great, huh!
Shannon R. Caldwell
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